Weather strip



Nov. 18; 1930.

w. s. PRITCHARD 1,781,882

WEATHER S TRI P Filed April 25, 1927 awuentoz I Patented Nov, 18, 1930showing a Weatherstrip constructed in accord- UNITED STATES PA TENTOFFICE WILLIAM s. PRITCEVARD, or DETROIT,MICH1GAN, ASSIGNOR To MOTORBBODUCTS con- PORATION, or DETRoIT, MICHIGANQgA CORPORATION or NEW-Tomi.

WEA HER STRIP Application filed April 25, 1927. Serial m..1ee,517.

This invention relates to weatherstrips and more especially toimprovements therein and to an improved means for spacing, supportingandsecuring the Weatherstrip in place.

The several objects, advantages and novel details of construction of theinvention will be made more apparent as this description proceeds,especially when considered in con nection with the accompanying drawingswherein:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional view ance with myinvention, and

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the use of thisWeatherstrip with a windshield. I

Referring now particularly to the drawings wherein like referencecharacters indicate like parts, it will be noted that I have illustrateda support 10 formed with a rabbet or recess 11 comprising walls 12and'13. The Weatherstrip is adapted to be located and se cured in thisrecess.

The Weatherstrip 14 includes a base or laterally extending portion 15and an upstand-v ing portionl6. .The laterally extending portion 15 isprovided with a longitudinally extending recess or groove 17. Thereference character 18 indicates a securing strip substantially U-shapedin cross section, one leg 19 of which is adapted to engage the groove 17and interlock therewith. while the other leg 20 rests upon the base 12of'the recess .or rabbet. The leg 19 also abuts the upstanding portion16 of the Weatherstrip and acts to brace or support the same. Theother'leg 20 abuts the wall 13 of the rabbet or recess and acts to alignand space the Weatherstrip within the recess. The strip 18 is secured tothe support 10 by means of fastening members such as screws 21. of theapplications of this improved weatherstrip is illustrated, it will benoteolthat there is illustrated a windshield 22 provided with a frame 23provided with an inclined surface 24 adapted to engage the upstandingportions 16 of the Weatherstrip as the windshield is closed to deflectthe Weatherstrip into surface contact with the inclined wall 24:. Itwill be obvious, however, that the herein described come within InFigure 8, wherein one shields, windows, doors. and the like.

Weatherstrip is capable of use in connection. wlth various types ofclosures such as w1nd-' While an embodiment of the invention has I beendescribed herein somewhat'in detail it this art that various changes maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of thisinvention and to this end reservation ismade to make such changes as maythe purview offthe accompanyingclaimfi -2 I v What I claim as myinvention is p The combination with a-v support, of

a point spaced from the end of the extension whereby upon clamping thestrip to the support, the same pivots about the leg engageable with thewall aforesaid tofirmly clamp the Weatherstrip to the support.

' In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' WILLIAMS. PRITCHARD.

a; i Weatherstrip having'a grooved lateral ex tension mounted upon onewall of said sup- 1 55 will be readily. apparent to those skilled in

